The Earthquake in Haiti

A strong earthquake with the magnitude of 7.0 on the Richter scale struck Tuesday near Haiti's capital Port-au-Prince, blocking roads, collapsing buildings, and leaving bodies scattered in the streets. The quake struck at 2153 GMT Tuesday, some 15 km. southwest of the capital Port-au-Prince at a depth of 10 km. Two aftershocks registering 5.9 and 5.5 on the Richter scale followed within the hour, with more tremblors later. A CNN producer who was born in Haiti said she had spoken to a family member and a friend in Haiti, both of whom described the bodies in the streets. Ian Rogers, a "Save the Children" worker in Haiti told CNN that all roads were blocked and the only vehicles capable of moving around were motorcycles. He said the roads were "slipping off the sides of mountains." "It's dark and people are trapped. People are in a great deal of distress," he told CNN. The quake triggered a small tsunami of about 12 cm., which washed across Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic, which shares the island of Hispaniola with Haiti. There was a tsunami warning in effect for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands but was cancelled in Haiti, the Bahamas, and the Dominican Republic.

The United States Geological Survey (USGS) analyst Dale Grant told the Associated Press that Tuesday's tremblor is "the largest quake recorded in this area." The earthquake had a depth of five miles, and the USGS said damage and casualties could be substantial. Losses could wreak havoc on Haiti, which is the Western Hemisphere's poorest country, with 70% of the population living on less than $2 a day.

I want to focus on a couple of statements that CBN televangelist Pat Robertson and actor Danny Glover made in regards to the cause of Tuesday's earthquake. Pat Robertson stated that Haiti's "Pact to the Devil brought on the devastating earthquake in Haiti. Officials have feared more than 100,000 people have die from the quake. Robertson also said that the Haitians "were under the heel of the French, you know, Napoleon II and whatever," He blamed the tragedy on something that "happened a long time ago in Haiti, and people might not want to talk about it." "And they swore a pact to the Devil." They said, "We will serve you if you will get us free from the French. "You know the Haitian's revolted and got themselves free. But ever since they've been cursed by one thing after the other." I want to examine the first part of the statement when Robertson made the statement that "Haiti's pact with the Devil brought on the earthquake." Jesus said in Matthew 24 in speaking of the last days that earthquakes and diverse famines will take place (Matthew 24:7). Earthquakes are a sign of the last days and that Jesus is coming soon. I can't say for sure whether this specific earthquake in Haiti is a result of Haiti's pact with the Devil. I've been trying to dissect Robertson's statements and the question I had in my mind was when did voodoo first come to Haiti? I'm assuming Robertson was speaking of voodoo pervading the land. According to what I've read on History.com, Haiti is 80% Catholic, 16% Protestant, and 100% Voodoo. The Haitians combine both elements of Roman Catholicism and Voodoo together. Voodoo came with the African slaves that were imported to Haiti in the 17th century. Voodoo originated from Benin in West Africa. From what few sources I've read on some websites, I believe the Haitian slaves might have practiced it privately, but after the Haitians revolted from the French around 1804, Voodoo was practiced openly. I could be wrong, but that's what I've been thinking.

Haiti was once a prosperous country over 200 years ago. Since that time Haiti has been under despotic governments and has practiced Voodoo. That religion is Satanic because it involves itself with sacrifices and spirits. That's dangerous. There's no doubt that Haiti has been cursed because of that religion. As a result, Haiti is the most impoverished country in the Western Hemisphere today. Every time we've sent aid to Haiti, the government takes that money and pockets it. That place is under darkness today. Their only hope is the gospel.

Danny Glover made a spurious statement about the cause of Tuesday's earthquake and he attributed it to global warning. These frauds are blaming natural disasters on global warming. Here's what Glover said. "Haiti's earthquake was caused by global warming and climate change." "What happened in Haiti could happen anywhere in the Carribean because all these island nations are in peril because of global warming." "When we see what we did at the climate change summit in Copenhagen, this is the response, this is what happens, you know what I'm saying?" I've never heard such preposterous statements from these frauds. Why doesn't Danny Glover take time to explain why we've had such a cold winter so far in the U.S. and why the summer of '09 was cooler than usual? The Copenhagen Summit had nothing to do with Haiti's earthquake. Earthquakes are the results of the fault lines shifting, cold or hot. I'm in more agreement with what Pat Robertson stated than Danny Glover. Danny Glover's statements are totally false.